Since the onset of Russia’s invasion, Japan has emerged as one of Ukraine’s most important global partners. Its expanding support, from humanitarian aid to bilateral security cooperation, reflects a broader transformation in Japanese foreign policy and Tokyo’s evolving strategic interests in East Asia. Key takeaways: Japan has provided over $10.7 billion in support to Ukraine,… Continue reading The Kyiv-Tokyo axis: Japan‘s normative response to Russian aggression
India’s traditional approach to Europe has prioritized major powers like France, Germany, and the UK. However, shifting global dynamics—driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and intensifying US-China rivalry—are prompting New Delhi to broaden its European engagement. Central and Eastern Europe, particularly the Visegrad Four (Poland, Hungary, Czechia, and Slovakia), is emerging as… Continue reading Visegrad Four and India: Searching for collaboration agenda amid global geopolitical upheaval
Limiting transshipments by Chinese firms has become a key objective of the Trump administration. Recently, the US has increased pressure on Southeast Asian countries to cooperate in these efforts. However, due to enforcement challenges and the region’s economic dependence on China, meaningful progress is likely to remain elusive. Key takeaways: Chinese companies have long transshipped… Continue reading The US is trying to restrict Chinese transshipments through Southeast Asia. Doing so will prove difficult.
Welcome to the 67th issue of the CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: EU–China summit Relations between Czechia and Japan DeepSeek ban If you like what you see, please forward this message to your friends and colleagues who can subscribe here. Do you need to know more about East Asia? Don’t hesitate to… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #67: EU-China summit, Czech-Japanese relations, Ban on DeepSeek
As tensions rise across both the Taiwan Strait and the Korean Peninsula, the United States, Japan, and South Korea face an increasing risk of a two-front crisis—one that ominously recalls the strategic shock of 1979. Key takeaways: China’s escalating military pressure on Taiwan and North Korea’s advancing nuclear arsenal, compounded by deepening Russia–North Korea ties,… Continue reading Reviving the 1979 playbook: What NATO’s Cold War shift teaches the US-Japan-South Korea alliance
